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Home to 120 people, this town lies in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Viviers a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Viviers is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Viviers’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Viviers’ story

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

Viviers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Motte castrale (ancienne)
  • 1998Most recently protected: Ancien prieuré de Viviers
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viviers.

Who lives here

Few people in Viviers are 15 to 24: 4.2%, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, lower than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here. A third of adults hold a degree.

45.7median age
ViviersMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Viviers
ViviersMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–244.2%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+19%22%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP25%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education33%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Viviers keeps more of its old housing than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Viviers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Viviers has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%

The median disposable income was €28,390 a year per consumption unit, above Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 6.7% of Viviers’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Viviers, 0.1 per working resident
1.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 1.8 mi away.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Viviers83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollègeCollège7083%−9 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Viviers costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.30/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€9.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Viviers€9.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.23 to €11.95/m² a month)
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Viviers

11pages on Viviers

Landmarks

Viviers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Famous people from Viviers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Viviers yet.

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Viviers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Moselle →
MorhangeFaulquemontCréhangeDieuzeSeichampsCustinesMorhangeFaulquemontCréhangeDieuzeSeichampsCustinesViviers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Viviers120—————
Morhange3,3089.7DB−C−C
Faulquemont5,10913CA−C+D
Créhange3,69114B+A−A+B−
Dieuze2,77014C+A−DC+
Seichamps Meurthe-et-Moselle5,16514A+BAA−
Custines Meurthe-et-Moselle3,08915A−BAC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Viviers

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Viviers is a commune of 120 people in the Communauté de communes du Saulnois. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
120 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.4 km²)
INSEE code
57727

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.